Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97868 total results. Showing results 59841 to 59860 «298929902991299229932994299529962997Next ›Last » Your responses needed for the Roads Policing Review The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) has welcomed the publication of the government’s Roads Policing Review Call for Evidence and asks members to use this opportunity to share their views and experience. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 15/7/2020 News What would it mean to defund the police? George Floyd’s death may be the tipping point for many jurisdictions to take aggressive action against racism in police departments in the United States. It has also meant calls for change to social services and policing in the rest of the world, Vernon White writes. Asia and the Pacific Policy Society 15/7/2020 Feature, Opinion Cities turn to software to predict when police will go rogue USA: There are no easy fixes for the Minneapolis Police Department. State lawmakers tried and failed last month to come up with a reform plan after four officers were charged in the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man; the city council is proceeding with a proposal to dismantle the department altogether. Last month Police Chief Medaria Arradondo outlined his own ideas for change, which included working with an obscure technology firm named Benchmark Analytics. The company takes the idea of predictive policing—which uses algorithms to forecast where crimes will occur or who will commit them—and turns it on its head, using a computer model to predict which officers are most likely to be involved in misconduct. Bloomberg 15/7/2020 News Joint statement signals significant statistical enhancement for Canada’s criminal justice system CANADA: Ottawa- Today, Statistics Canada and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and Statistics Canada released a joint statement committing to work with Canada’s policing community and key organizations to enable police to report statistics on Indigenous and ethno-cultural groups in police reported crime statistics on victims and accused persons. Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) 15/7/2020 News Police pursuits double over decade, resulting in over 650 crashes last year NEW ZEALAND: The sister of a young teenager killed in the wake of a police pursuit says something’s got to change, or more people’s beloved family members will die needlessly. Stuff (New Zealand) 15/7/2020 News Collection of data on Indigenous and ethno-cultural groups in Canada’s official police-reported crime statistics CANADA: A joint statement by Statistics Canada and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Statistics Canada 15/7/2020 News Patton wants a police force that takes action AUSTRALIA: Sometimes proven concepts are thrown out because they are seen as old fashioned and that is certainly true in law enforcement. Everyone wants to see a magic innovation that will catch crooks, make the streets safe, clean up graffiti and snare dangerous drivers. The Age (Australia) 15/7/2020 Analysis, Feature ‘Get on with it’: New police chief plans more street patrols AUSTRALIA: Victoria’s new Chief Commissioner Shane Patton plans to reintroduce intense local street policing in a "back-to-basics" policy that will require the force to dump non-core duties. The Age (Australia) 15/7/2020 News Police investigate potential hack of data it sent to research company NEW ZEALAND: Assistant Commissioner Jevon McSkimming said police had been alerted to the data breach by the company. The company had reported a breach to police as a crime and the police High Tech Cyber Crime team was investigating, McSkimming said. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 15/7/2020 News More than half of sponge rounds used against Māori, data shows NEW ZEALAND: More than half of those shot at by police with sponge bullets are Māori, police data shows. The bullets are large rounds of dense, blunt material designed not to penetrate skin. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 15/7/2020 News Less policing ‘causing rise in road deaths in England and Wales’ A deterioration in policing on the roads in England and Wales – including a drop in funding, breathalyser tests and fines for mobile phone use and failing to wear seatbelts – is behind a rise in fatal incidents, a damning report has revealed. The Guardian 15/7/2020 News Trump twists stats on police brutality: ‘more white people’ are killed USA: President makes remark in CBS interview but research shows Black Americans are up to 3.5 times as likely to be killed by police The Guardian 15/7/2020 News ‘Met Police is refusing to acknowledge racism in the force’ Siobhan Benita, Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of London, criticises the force's Commissioner Cressida Dick for what she claims is 'the biggest breakdown in trust between police and black communities in London in a generation' The Voice 15/7/2020 News Paddy Tipping new chair of the APCC Nottinghamshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) Paddy Tipping has been elected as the new chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC). Police Professional 15/7/2020 News Paedophile hunter groups do not violate human rights, Supreme Court rules A convicted paedophile has lost a Supreme Court challenge over the use in criminal prosecutions of evidence gathered by paedophile hunter groups in covert ‘sting’ operations. Police Professional 15/7/2020 News HMICFRS: Better roads policing needed to prevent increase in deaths The importance of how roads in England and Wales are policed has diminished, according to a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS). Police Professional 15/7/2020 News Cannabis worth millions seized by police Detectives from PSNI’s Organised Crime Branch have today seized cannabis with an estimated street value of more than £2million during searches in Belfast. Two males aged 32 and 55 have been arrested. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 15/7/2020 News Huawei ban: Police Scotland to continue using Chinese broadband devices Police Scotland has said it has no plans to remove banned Chinese mobile broadband products from its operations. The Courier (Scotland) 15/7/2020 News Big rise in domestic abuse calls during lockdown Reports of domestic abuse to the Metropolitan police increased by 11% during lockdown compared with the same period last year, new research shows. London School of Economics (LSE) 15/7/2020 News Police treated unfairly over incidents caught on video, says senior Met officer Stephen House says clip of Wretch 32’s father being shot with Taser stun gun did not show ‘full picture’ The Guardian 15/7/2020 News «298929902991299229932994299529962997Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
